(1)  Unless otherwise authorised, a person must not bring live fish into the State.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units.

(2)  A person must not sell, buy or possess fish brought into the State in contravention of subsection (1) .

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units.

(3)  It is a defence in proceedings under subsection (2) if the defendant establishes that he or she did not know, or could not have reasonably known, that the fish were brought into the State in contravention of subsection (1) .

(4)  This section does not apply to a species of fish prescribed for the purposes of this section.